Name: Orangeburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $123.45/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$123.45

54 head · 402 lb average

Value per head Derived

$497

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$24.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.71

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	431	140.26	604	8thin
Medium and Large 2	441	122.26	539	33
Small 1-2	286	116.11	332	13thin

One grade step is worth $24.15/cwt here — about $272 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

123.45

—

SC average5 barns · 367 hd

126.16

−2.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,468	77.44	1,137	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	45.51	540	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	45.44	659	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	40.07	359	9thin

Every lot, as filed

54 lots · USDA AMS · Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	284	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	378	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	114.75/cwt	114.00–116.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	484	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	733	88.24/cwt	87.50–89.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	109.68/cwt	108.00–111.00	562	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	114.00/cwt	112.00–115.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	104.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	860	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,870	1
Stock Cows	Small 3	—	765	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	478	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	761	86.08/cwt	75.00–97.50	655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.63/cwt	127.50–135.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	117.90/cwt	115.00–122.50	444	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	325	117.77/cwt	115.00–120.00	383	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	319	108.99/cwt	105.00–111.00	348	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	284	111.25/cwt	108.00–115.00	316	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	610	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	830	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	930	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,371	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	483	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	485	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	440	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	449	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	422	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	238	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	274	5
Steers	Small 1-2	—	265	119.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	317	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	39.69/cwt	39.00–41.00	479	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	36.60/cwt	32.00–40.00	317	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	47.01/cwt	45.00–50.00	448	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	45.44/cwt	44.00–48.00	659	6
Bulls	—	—	1,468	77.44/cwt	73.00–84.00	1,137	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	1,120	472.99/cwt	450.00–500.00	5,297	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	46.85/cwt	44.00–59.00	554	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	89.02/cwt	88.00–90.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	93.52/cwt	92.00–95.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	91.52/cwt	90.00–93.00	439	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	228	66.86/cwt	60.00–75.00	152	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.77/cwt	142.50–145.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	152.85/cwt	150.00–156.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	104.35/cwt	100.00–108.00	582	3
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	184	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	66.24/cwt	60.00–72.00	207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	116.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	616	10

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Wed Oct 14, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 186Last week 220Year ago 118

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 51Year ago 39

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 10Year ago 10

No comparisons made this week due to limited comparable sales. Average offerings of average to plain

quality cattle with active buyer participation. Light demand for cattle with excessive hair.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	284	130.00–135.00	132.97
4	—	571	114.00–116.00	114.75
1	—	200	130.00	130.00
4	—	370	127.50–135.00	130.63
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
4	—	471	115.00	115.00
4	—	419	120.00–125.00	123.76
10	—	527	114.00–118.00	116.83
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	115.00–120.00	117.77
2	—	380	110.00–112.00	111.00
5	—	238	110.00–120.00	114.98
3	—	265	115.00–125.00	119.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	118.00	118.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	385	142.50–145.00	143.77
3	—	332	150.00–156.00	152.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	90.00–91.00	90.50
2	—	480	90.00–93.00	91.52
2	—	630	89.00–90.00	89.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	519	100.00–110.00	104.60
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.45
7	—	377	115.00–122.50	117.90
3	—	558	100.00–108.00	104.35
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	105.00–111.00	108.99
4	—	284	108.00–115.00	111.25
1	—	200	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	127.50	127.50
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	62.50	62.50
3	—	228	60.00–75.00	66.86
1	—	295	62.50	62.50
2	—	313	60.00–72.00	66.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	87.50–89.00	88.24
2	—	683	88.00–90.00	89.02
2	—	478	92.00–95.00	93.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	108.00–111.00	109.68
3	—	422	112.00–115.00	114.00
2	—	628	106.00–110.00	107.99
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	100.00–101.00	100.50
2	—	440	101.00–103.00	102.01
1	—	525	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	470.00	470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	450.00–500.00	472.99
Stock Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	62.50	62.50
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	761	75.00–97.50	86.08
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,208	39.00–41.00	39.69
26	—	1,183	44.00–59.00	46.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	32.00–40.00	36.60
3	—	953	45.00–50.00	47.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	44.00–48.00	45.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	73.00–84.00	77.44

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Orangeburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Orangeburg Stockyards - Orangeburg, SC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle